January 10 in History

Historical Events on January 10

49 BC Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war.

AD 9 The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty.

1806 Dutch settlers in Cape Town surrender to the British.

1861 American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union.

1901 The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.

1916 World War I: In the Erzurum Offensive, Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire.

1941 World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.

1962 Apollo program: NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, which became known as the Saturn V Moon rocket, which launched every Apollo Moon mission.

1985 Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.

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Famous Birthdays on January 10

1960 Brian Cowen

1981 Jared Kushner

1984 Kalki Koechlin

1987 César Cielo

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Famous Deaths on January 10

1778 Carl Linnaeus

1917 Buffalo Bill

1971 Coco Chanel

2016 David Bowie

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